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In 2022, Russia fired anywhere from 20 to 60,000 artillery rounds per day in Ukraine, amounting to approximately 12 million artillery rounds fired throughout the year.
The Estonian Centre for Defence Investments (ECDI) has officially opened a new workshop in Tapa dedicated to the maintenance of indirect fire weapons.
RCH 155 will provide a world-class 155mm self-propelled artillery gun system to the Royal Artillery.
Following the framework agreement signed in February with BAE Systems Bofors, additional orders have now been signed for ruggedized hardware for the Archer artillery system, MilDef said.
The Netherlands has pledged over EUR 200 million towards new initiatives for the rapid delivery of additional air defence systems and artillery ammunition.
The Czech Republic has signed a contract to deliver 180,000 artillery shells to Ukraine, as announced by Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala.
The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) has secured a significant contract with KNDS France for the supply of 155mm ammunition.
Hanwha Aerospace, the South Korean defence manufacturing giant, is cementing its cooperation with the Polish defence industry through a comprehensive programme involving the K9 howitzer.
The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded BAE Systems a contract to maintain and repair gifted L119 Light Guns in Ukraine.
Germany will fund 180,000 rounds of artillery shells as part of a Czech-led initiative aimed at procuring ammunition for Ukraine.
BAE Systems has been awarded a contract valued up to USD 318 million from the U.S. Army to perform technical and sustainment support services for its fleet of M109A6 and A7 Self-Propelled Howitzers.
Elbit Systems’ solution for Artillery Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I) has been selected by a European country.
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